Do you ever just feel too tired from every day life to play games?

good to know i'm not the only one. Lately I feel that way all the time. Come home from work and have time to play something but i feel tired to do so.
 
All the time. That's why I like the Switch because I can maybe sneak in a play outside of home. Otherwise I usually get home and not in the mood to play at all. Especially since my partner doesn't like or get gaming so it makes the prospect of gaming basically another chore. Lol
 
Yeah, quite often. If I like a game enough I kind of just push through it and play it anyway. I can still enjoy games even when I'm tired.
 
Every day. I work full time and lift 4 times a week. Plus I have an old house and a big yard, so there's always work needing done. Plus my wife is pregnant. I get maybe 5-10 hours a week of gaming, tops.
 
Aomber said:
It happens to me way more often than I'd like. I'll spend my whole day working, doing chores, whatever the case, and I'll have a nice fat backlog of games to play, thinking to myself "Right, I'll get home, kick back and play something fun to relax." Only one problem – by that time it's 9 pm, and I can't muster up the energy to actually do it. Video games being an interactive medium requiring a decent amount of attention make it difficult, and usually I just want to lie down and watch TV at the end of my day instead.

Anyone else often feel this way? Anyone felt like this in the past and found a way to get around it? I just feel like I waste my money on games because I really want to play them but it's hard to find the right moments.
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Welcome to over 40. Unless you're not. Maybe it's just general fatigue then?
 
Budi said:
Yup! It's hard to even start anything. So usually it just ends in casually playing Hearthstone while browsing GAF or watching a podcast.

Edit: I'm 33 btw.
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Then maybe try changing your entertainment media for the time being. Watch movies, read books, etc. Sometimes switching it up helps when you get over-saturated with gaming (which requires active participation and choice-making - your brain might be wanting for a more passive role).
 
when I get home from work, I always sit completely still and drink a beer and stare at the wall (listening to music). Only then do I start playing a game. Currently have been beasting through Sleeping Dogs for the first time though, and it's really flipping fun.
 
It's so much easier right now to turn on the NBA playoffs and zone out than engage in any game.

I'm too lazy to play games?! The concept is ludicrous yet so real.
 
VGdrumCovers said:
Heads up:

You should all try getting to bed before 11pm, 12pm at the latest where possible. It really helps with tiredness.
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I spend enough hours in bed and go around 11:20pm each night. The problem for me is that I am a terrible sleeper in that it often takes a while to drop off, my dreams are stupidly vivid and real (and often not too pleasant) and I wake up feeling worse than when I went to bed. I hate doing it; such a waste of life and yet a necessity.
 
CyanideFuse said:
I spend enough hours in bed and go around 11:20pm each night. The problem for me is that I am a terrible sleeper in that it often takes a while to drop off, my dreams are stupidly vivid and real (and often not too pleasant) and I wake up feeling worse than when I went to bed. I hate doing it; such a waste of life and yet a necessity.
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Sounds like you're getting too much sleep. Are you active during the day at work or w/e?

When I quit work, I felt like shit – tired all the time and didn't have the energy to play games.

Since getting a new job and picking up a regular work cycle, I've settled into a pattern that works.

If it's insomnia or anything sleeping related though that sucks. The only time I've had it is when I've had too much sleep – never anything medical so can't advise in that respect! Hope you find something that works for you.
 
No, but I frequently feel too pressed for time to engage in anything lengthy. And then I'll settle in for a nice casual several hour session of Overwatch, or ME3 co op, or just refreshing GAF and Reddit.
 
I used to be a gaming machine despite a full-time job and part-time university. Now, at 31 I can barely keep my eyes open past 9:30PM. Persona 5 and BotW are the only games that have managed to keep me awake till the wee hours, and even then i would sleep for up to 10 hours after each session.

Being an adult sucks. Home ownership and marriage is cool and all, but I'd much rather have even half my old energy levels and disposable income back.
 
I'll be 37 next month. Have a wife, two kids, career as an iron worker. I'm a die hard you could say. I get an hour on weekdays, from 330 am to 430 am. I get up early before work to game. On weekends I can get a few hours before family gets up. GAF instead of Facebook. It's my hobby.
Anyone wanna game in the early, my psn is NowhereFaded.
Have a good weekend!!
 
VGdrumCovers said:
Sounds like you're getting too much sleep. Are you active during the day at work or w/e?

When I quit work, I felt like shit – tired all the time and didn't have the energy to play games.

Since getting a new job and picking up a regular work cycle, I've settled into a pattern that works.

If it's insomnia or anything sleeping related though that sucks. The only time I've had it is when I've had too much sleep – never anything medical so can't advise in that respect! Hope you find something that works for you.
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I have often wondered if it is too much sleep. I also find that the winter months don't help at all.

I need to step up my exercise routine as I have not been doing this as much in recent months which I know works absolute wonders for general well-being and, in-turn, sleep. I guess we all get into a rut and just need to kick out of it.
 
Yeah, I think it's just the energy required in starting something. Once I actually get into the playing session it's no problem. Sometimes I just don't feel like turning the console on. :P
 
I probably read more games coverage than play games nowadays. Sometimes I play games off and on for a week and then I stop for a few weeks before returning.
 
CyanideFuse said:
I have often wondered if it is too much sleep. I also find that the winter months don't help at all.

I need to step up my exercise routine as I have not been doing this as much in recent months which I know works absolute wonders for general well-being and, in-turn, sleep. I guess we all get into a rut and just need to kick out of it.
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Oh yeah, definitely.

Again, everyone is different, but anymore than 9 hours and I feel horribly tired and lack motivation to do anything. Also means when I'm trying to get to sleep on a night I have really vivid half awake/asleep dreams and it never actually feels like I've gotten rest!

Find a routine during the day that works with you and stick with it! It's hard to do but it should help and makes gaming time feel more like a reward than a guilty pleasure if you're in a bit of a rut! Hope you get through it.
 
Yep... I have no idea how some of y'all have that much time to play and can consistently finish off all these games presumably with full-time jobs and social lives and everything else. When do you have time to sleep??
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It totally depends on the music month. Been playing a lot lately, and it looks like I'll be playing more after quitting my job and moving to the other side of the city.

During stressful months at work, it's for sure difficult to have energy for anything.
 
Yes, this happens to me during the week. Im so tired from work that i think about playing a game,but just end up going to bed instead. Weekends are better, though.
 
Karamsoul said:
Then maybe try changing your entertainment media for the time being. Watch movies, read books, etc. Sometimes switching it up helps when you get over-saturated with gaming (which requires active participation and choice-making - your brain might be wanting for a more passive role).
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Yeah you are right on the money with that, I do watch a decent amount of TV shows and film. Or something from Youtube. It's just that it's been going on for so long it's really starting to frustrate me. Maybe I should be spending less time learning about games passively and rather jump in myself.
 
42 here, married with 2 kids (7 and 4). After a full day of work, making dinner, cleaning up, walking the dog, etc, I'm beat.

But, the trick I found is once I pick up the controller, I usually get alert again and can play for an hour or two. But, it's getting the motivation to pick up the controller in the first place that is the problem!

I'm okay with it though. I collect video games, but I don't go crazy with it. I may have 150 games ranging from 2600 to Wii in total, so I never feel overwhelmed. I play when I can.
 
This is a constant problem for me as my back catalog continues to grow.

What I have been doing lately is use what I'd call a "time manager". Basically, I go to sites like howlongtobeat.com that tells you how long it takes to beat games. It helps me to better manage my time and know what games will be quick to beat and what games require a bit more time.
 
When I am at work I think, "Oh I cant wait to go home and play games"

Then when I get home I think, "As soon as everybody goes to bed, I'll get to play games"

Then finally after my wife and son go to bed, I sit down in my recliner, pick up a controller.... and fall asleep....
 
Yes. Between work and family, my gaming time has been reduced dramatically since my days as a student.

It's this switch in life's priorities that really made the... err... Switch a godsend for me. Being able to pick up, play and sleep whenever and wherever has helped reignited that gaming passion. Also helps that Zelda is a chill game, perfect for when I don't want to think too much (I dealt with all the shrines during weekends).

Before the Switch came out though my strategy was to only have two games at a time - if I wanted a new game, I would have to beat one of the existing two, sell it and use that money to get the new title. That way my backlog remains small and I'll have motivation to finish games that I start.
 
Probably going to be the only one to say this but...

No, never.

Playing is what I do every evening after diner. I play for 2 hours (go to bed at 11 PM).

And I have a job where I am thinking pretty much all the time, still I am not tired in the evenings. In fact, I always want more interesting things to do/read/play :) I don't watch TV.
 
Doing phisical training help a lot to beat this "mind stress", i play a lot more since i started running. Im mentally more awake at night.
 
Everyday.
I leave home at 7.30AM, I come back from office around 8PM, I have two (lovely) little children and a wife.
The only time I find some spare time to play recently have been for Zelda BotW, because I can play while my biggest son watch me exploring around LOL
 
I'm married with 2 young kids (3 months old and 3 year old), a house and 2+ hour round trip commute to work. I barely play anything anymore.
 
Yep. I don't get home from work til 10ish a lot of nights and all I wanna do is kick back and play some games but then I'll just put the TV on and scroll through my phone and I can't be bothered to play.

Though recently I've been remote playing on my Vita a bit while watching TV and that feels kinda easier and more relaxing, but only for games that don't require my full attention like just running quests in FFXV.
 
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